Need help rooting Boox Note X5

vuanh1408 · 12-30-2025, 01:13 AM

Hi guys. I've had a Boox Note X5 (china domestic, carta1300 screen with 750G soc) and since I cant install google play apk on it, I rooted it and flashed gapp through magisk. There is no problem with the 4.0.2 firmware.
Here is my procedures:
1. Boot into bootloader, check active slot (a/b, mine is a)
2. Boot into EDL, load the Palma2 loader (same 750g SoC)
3. Pull the boot image from the active slot using

Code:

edl /u /r /pboot_a boot.img

4. Patch the boot image using magisk
5. Flash the patched boot img to active slot
Magisk works. After that I just flash Gapps through magisk

I updated it to 4.1.1 by this method
1. I pulled the latest update.upx 4.1.1 firmware (the full ota one, not incremental one, since it's 1.9GB). Using this link

Code:

https://data.boox.com/api/firmware/update?where=%7B%22buildNumber%22:0,%22buildType%22:%22user%22,%22deviceMAC%22:%22%22,%22lang%22:%22zh_CN%22,%22model%22:%22NoteX5%22,%22submodel%22:%22%22,%22fingerprint%22:%22%22%7D

2. I put the update.upx into the root folder. Then update it by the default updater to 4.1.1
3. After updating to 4.1.1 I format everything and do the same as before
However, after updating it to latest 4.1.1 firmware, there is some problem with rooting. Magisk just freeze, no crashing, no nothing, just freeze when run. (attached photo)
Anyone have ideas what went wrong? Thank a lot

Renate · 12-30-2025, 10:13 AM

Get a logcat and file an issue with Magisk.

12-30-2025, 01:13 AM	#1
vuanh1408 Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 2024 Join Date: Jan 2014 Device: Tab 10C Pro, Boox Note X5 mini, Boox Note X5	Need help rooting Boox Note X5 Hi guys. I've had a Boox Note X5 (china domestic, carta1300 screen with 750G soc) and since I cant install google play apk on it, I rooted it and flashed gapp through magisk. There is no problem with the 4.0.2 firmware. Here is my procedures: 1. Boot into bootloader, check active slot (a/b, mine is a) 2. Boot into EDL, load the Palma2 loader (same 750g SoC) 3. Pull the boot image from the active slot using Code: edl /u /r /pboot_a boot.img 4. Patch the boot image using magisk 5. Flash the patched boot img to active slot Magisk works. After that I just flash Gapps through magisk I updated it to 4.1.1 by this method 1. I pulled the latest update.upx 4.1.1 firmware (the full ota one, not incremental one, since it's 1.9GB). Using this link Code: https://data.boox.com/api/firmware/update?where=%7B%22buildNumber%22:0,%22buildType%22:%22user%22,%22deviceMAC%22:%22%22,%22lang%22:%22zh_CN%22,%22model%22:%22NoteX5%22,%22submodel%22:%22%22,%22fingerprint%22:%22%22%7D 2. I put the update.upx into the root folder. Then update it by the default updater to 4.1.1 3. After updating to 4.1.1 I format everything and do the same as before However, after updating it to latest 4.1.1 firmware, there is some problem with rooting. Magisk just freeze, no crashing, no nothing, just freeze when run. (attached photo) Anyone have ideas what went wrong? Thank a lot Attached Thumbnails

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Clarify tech specs: Screen on Onyx Boox Note Pro vs Onyx Boox Note 3.	Sm0och	Onyx Boox	12	08-10-2021 04:14 PM
Rooting Onyx Boox Note Air	afainber	Onyx Boox	8	01-04-2021 11:03 AM
Boox Note and Boox Note pro: unreliable screen!	tokapi	Onyx Boox	10	06-14-2020 07:20 PM
Rooting: Onyx Boox Note Pro - Build 2019-06-12	hansipansi65	Onyx Boox	12	01-25-2020 03:52 AM
BOOX about to release BOOX Note(10.3") and a BOOX typewriter...	bthb	Onyx Boox	67	05-20-2018 04:27 AM

12-30-2025, 10:13 AM	#2
Renate Onyx-maniac Posts: 4,223 Karma: 19345881 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5, Go6	Get a logcat and file an issue with Magisk.

Advert